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m INTERNATIONAL 99 NEWS “ 'OMEN HLGTS PERPETUAL CALENDAR 2004 8-10 Southwest Section Fall Meeting, Solvang, CA/Santa Ynez Airport. Hosted by the Santa Barbara Chapter. Tie down-free. Hotel is AUGUST the Royal Scandinavian, Solvang. Contact 1 99 News Deadline - Sept/Oct issue. Michelle Leiphart, [email protected]. 6-8 The 35th Annual Palms to Pines Air Race, 21-23 AOPA Expo 2004, Long Beach, CA Santa Monica, CA to Bend, OR. No ex Convention Center. Jacquie Sprague, To list your 99s events perimental or aircraft older than 1955 is Volunteer Coordinator, 562-596-6902. allowed. Send $5 for race kit to Claire Ninety-Nines Breakfast 8:15 am, Saturday, on this calendar page, Walters, 13026 Psomas Way, Los Ange Oct. 23 at Hyatt-Regency immediately send information to: les, CA 90066. Phone 310-397-2731. adjacent to Convention Center. Make reservations early as there is limited space. The 99 News 20-22 Wings Over Wine Country 2004, Sonoma P.O. Box 950033 Airport, Santa Rosa, CA. Volunteers 15-17 North Central Section Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK needed. Contact Mary Henig, South Bend, IN. Hosted by Indiana 73195 [email protected] or Betsy Taggart, Dunes Chapter. Contact Christine [email protected]. Email: Murdock, 574-289-8642 or email: 28 - Marion Jayne Air Race celebrating the chrismur @michiana.org. articles99News(”cs.com Sept. 6 75th Diamond Anniversary of the 1929 NOVEMBER Online Form: National Air Races. The cross-country race www.ninety-nines.org/ will fly from California to Cleveland. Entry 4-6 Fall Board of Directors Meeting, Okla kits are available at www.us-airrace.org. homa City, OK. 99newsreports.html SEPTEMBER Please indicate the DECEMBER name and location 9-12 Northwest Section Meeting, Port Angeles, 1 99 News Deadline - January/February of the event, the WA, Red Lion Hotel. Hosted by the issue. Greater Seattle Chapter. For information contact name and email [email protected] or 5 Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus Fly-In, MAPS their phone/fax/email. [email protected]. Air Museum, Akron/Canton (CAK) Regional Airport), Canton, Ohio. Contact 15-19 Powder Puff Derby Reunion combined Patricia Synk, 330-945-7518, On The Cover with Silver Wings Convention in [email protected]. Cincinnati, OH. Contact Barbara Evans, During their trip to 925-736-1795, email [email protected], New Zealand in prep- or Lindy Boyes, 925-943-2435, email artion lor the 2005 [email protected]. 2005 conference, Ninety- Nines visit The Sign of 16-18 National Championship Air Races and Air MAY Show, Stead Field, Reno, Nevada. Contact the Kiwi. Top row: 13-15 Spring Southwest Section Meeting, Van www.airrace.org. Susan Larson, Nuys, CA. Contact Maureen Kenney at International Treasurer: 24 -26 South Central Section Meeting, Santa Fe, [email protected]. Pat Prentiss, NM. Hosted by the Rio Grande Norte AUGUST International Director. Chapter. For more information contact Bottom Row: locly Ginny Boy I Is: [email protected] or 21-26 International Ninety-Nines Conference, McCarrell, International Susan Larson: [email protected]. Christchurch, New Zealand. Go to the In President; Donna 24-26 Small Rally, Roben-Hood Airport (QB), Big ternational website starting in August, Crane-Bailey, South Rapids, Ml. The Michigan Chapter 2004 for contact information and a de west Section Vice- sponsors this annual proficiency rally. scription of the exciting tours of New Governor; and Pam Contact: Rebecca Duggan at Zealand offered in conjunction with the Collings, 2005 Inter [email protected]. Conference. Information will also be avail national Conference able in the September/October issue of the 30- Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII Coordinator. The Sign of 99 News. the Kiwi is one o f three Oct. 1 (WASP) Reunion, Williamsburg, VA. road-houses built Contact Shutsy Reynolds, [email protected]. during the Depression OCTOBER 2006 in the 1930s along 1 99 News Deadline - Nov/Dec issue. Summit Road in the JULY Port Hills. In the back 7-9 National Business Aviation Association ground is Christchurch, (NBAA), Orlando/Orange County 5-9 International Ninety-Nines Conference, the Canterbury Plains Convention Center (OCCC), Orlando, FL. Washington D.C. and the Southern Alps. Contact: www.nbaa.org. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN PILOTS MAGAZINE® (ISSN 0273-608X) 99 NEWS INTERNATIONAL Published by THE NINETY-NINES' INC. International Organization of Women Pilots WOMEN PILOTS* A Delaware Nonprofit Corporation Organized November 2, 1929 8 n INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 4300 Amelia Earhart Rd. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE N I N E T Y- N I N E S® INC. Oklahoma City, OK 73159-1140 USA 405-685-7969 or 800-994-1929 July/August 2004 Copyright 2004, All Rights Reserved Volume 30, No. 4 FAX: 405-685-7985 Email: [email protected] CONTENTS Website: www.ninety-nines.org Elizabeth Lundin, Headquarters Manager PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 4 By Jody McCarrell PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE A TRIBUTE TO THE SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER 6 Donna Crane-Bailey, lacque Boyd, Pat Prentiss, By Pat Ward Pamela O'Brien, Bobbi Roe, Liz Lundin FLYING IN THE "AROUND NEW ZEALAND" 2004 AIR RACE Bobbi Roe: Executive Editor 8 Danielle Clarneaux: Associate Editor, Graphics By Mardell Haskins and Gretchen Jahn AVIATRIX PUBLISHING, INC. CAREERS: FAILING TO SUCCEED Arlington Heights, IL 60006-0485 11 By Jenny Beatty THE 99 NEWS Fax: (405) 685-7985 PRO 99s PROFILE: KRISTAN MANSEL 11 Mail: The 99 News By Betsy Jordan Donovan P.O. Box 950033 Oklahoma City, OK 73195 FELICITY MCKENDRY: SHE HAD THE DREAM OF FLIGHT 12 Email: [email protected] By Dorothy Rungeling BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - AND GRACIOUS HOSPITALITY 16 President By Elizabeth Brock and Bobbi Roe Jody McCarrell THE PERFECT PASSION 18 Vice President By Mary Ellen Morris Elaine Morrow Secretary THE UNLIKELY PILOT 19 Donna Moore By Ruth Holzem Treasurer Susan Larson HONOREES INDUCTED INTO FOREST OF FRIENDSHIP 20 Directors: Martha Dunbar, Pat By Linton Wells Prentiss, Betty Prakken, Connie Wilds SUN 'N FUN: A SALUTE TO VOLUNTEERS 21 Past President: Vicki Lynn Sherman By Barbara Sierchio COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS NEW HORIZONS 24 Arabia: Nancy Taylor Australia: Kathryn Flynn GRASS ROOTS 26 Brazil: Andrea Simone Mion Caribbean: Mary Higgs STATEMENT OF EDITORIAL POLICY fast Canada: Dorothy Berthelet Far East: Rikako Sugiura Carpenter The opinions expressed in the articles presented in this magazine are those of the authors and Finland: Kaisa Mol lari shall not be construed to represent the policies or opinions of The Ninety-Nines' Inc. Dead Cermany: Karola Schmorde line: I” of month preceding date of publication. Spelling and proper names are proofed India: Mohini Shroff against information submitted. All photographs submitted are sent to The 99s Headquarters. Israel: Avigail Barbara Colorni Mexico: Jacqueline Pulido International Women Pilots Magazine/99 News is published bimonthly by The Ninety-Nines* Inc., the New Zealand: Dee Bond Wakelin International Organization of Women Pilots, at 4300 Amelia Earhart Rd., Oklahoma City, OK 73159. The Russian: Valentina Kotlyar $9 price of a yearly subscription is included in the annual Ninety-Nines membership dues. Periodicals West Canada: Marcia Strang postage paid at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and other additional mailing offices. United States: Neither The Ninety-Nines, Inc. nor the Publisher can accept any responsibility for the correctness or Mid-Atlantic: Ellen Nobles-Harris accuracy of the matters printed herein or for any opinions expressed. Opinions of the authors or contribu New England: Patricia Theberge tors do not necessarily represent the position of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. The Ninety-Nines, Inc. do not New York-New Jersey: Linda Scully warrant, guarantee or endorse any specific product or service that is advertised in its printed or on-line North Central: Elaine Morrow catalog or magazine. Northwest: Patricia Jane "Trish" Hanna Publisher reserves the right to reject any material submitted for publication. Copy submitted for publica South Central: Frances Luckhart tion shall become the property of The Ninety-Nines and shall not be returned. Articles submitted with Southeast: Cheryl Cichocki accompanyingompanying pictures will rece'receive publication preference. Pictures will be sent to Ninety-Nines Head- quartersirters in Oklahoma City for its Archives. Southwest: Patricia Gregory Annual Dues: Non-member subscription rates: POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: U.S. - $65 U.S. - $ 2 0 International Women Pilots Magazine Canada and the Caribbean - $57 Canada and other countries - $30 (U.S. dollars) The Ninety-Nines" Inc., Overseas - $44 (U.S. dollars) 4300 Amelia Earhart Rd. Academic and future Women Pilots - $20 Oklahoma City, OK 73159 USA Add a one-time $10 initiation fee for new members in all categories of memberships. Campbell, who asked about several of you, espe cially the ones who made the trip to New Zealand after our Australian Conference several years President's Message back. We proceeded to do a little planning and asked them to come up with a logo and other BY )ODY McCARRELL details so we could go about marketing the con Oklahoma Chapter ference in Atlantic City. That group turns out the work, as we now have in hand the logo, and you can plan on buy ing a fanny pack or neck pillow for your trip to New Zealand. We are working hard with Air New Zealand and additional information was avail able in Atlantic City. We stayed in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, and from those few nights 1 assure you all that you will be very pleased. The service was great, the people are wonderful and the food, have slept in my own bed a total of about well we didn’t even go out somewhere to eat. eight nights in about a month now. Wayne That about says it all. Many of you were lucky will hardly speak to me, and my dog Mag enough to be able to visit with Pam Codings in lody McCarrell num growled at me when I came in last.